Brit cops offer pensions for retiring dogs

DidUhear – ENGLAND – Nottinghamshire Police look after their own – even if they’re dogs.

The force will give retiring police dogs up to £1,500 in pensions to help them with their medical bills.

The Telegraph reports the police force is the first in the United Kingdom to recognize the contributions of animals as “officers in their own right.”

“We look after the people who work for us who have been police officers and staff. They get a decent retirement and I think it’s important the same is done for the dogs,” said Nottingham police commissioner Paddy Tipping.

“We look after the people who work for us who have been police officers and staff. They get a decent retirement and I think it’s important the same is done for the dogs,” said Nottingham police commissioner Paddy Tipping.

“These animals work hard for the police and they are officers in their own right.”

Among those set to benefit is Rossi, an eight-year-old Belgian shepherd/mallinois cross left eight feet in the air to grab an ax from a man Const. Matt Rogers was trying to arrest.

“With Rossi by my side while I’m tackling a suspect I almost can’t miss. I love him to bits. He looks after me,” the officer told The Telegraph.

Under the retiree plans which will be launched next month, each dog will get up to £500 in paid medical costs for the first three years of their retirement.

The Nottingham force has 26 dogs in its service, with half helping search for missing persons and at public events and the other half sniffing out bodies, cash and drugs.